Second -- what is AACE doing to get America's laboratories, HMOs and insurance companies to to adopt the 0.3 to 3.0 TSH normal range?
Third -- what is AACE going to do about the thousands of doctors and endocrinologists who openly refuse to practice according to the new range?
Fourth -- How do you propose patients get the proper diagnosis and treatment they deserve if their doctors refuse to follow the new recommended guidelines, the labs aren't flagging results as abnormal, and HMOs and insurance companies refuse to treat or cover treatment for levels within the 0.5 to 5.0 TSH range?
And after they answer these four questions, I'd like to see Dr. Bill Law and AACE finally answer the important questions in the letter of November 25, 2005. Because America's thyroid patients are STILL waiting for answers, and AACE's inability to stand behind its statements and provide any "solid scientific evidence" has rapidly eroded whatever credibility the group had with the patient community.
How about it, AACE?
Mary Shomon, About.com's Thyroid Guide since 1997, is a nationally-known patient advocate and best-selling author of 10 books on health, including "The Thyroid Diet: Manage Your Metabolism for Lasting Weight Loss," "Living Well With Hypothyroidism: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You...That You Need to Know," "Living Well With Graves' Disease and Hyperthyroidism," "Living Well With Autoimmune Disease," "Living Well With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia," and the "Thyroid Guide to Fertility, Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Success." Click here for more information on Mary Shomon.
